Islamic State group pushed out of Syria's Kobani

Jake Simkin

Published 8:30 am, Monday, January 26, 2015

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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2014 photo, pictures adorn the walls of a position held by Kurdish popular protection (YPG) and women's defense (YPJ) units of fighters who have been lost in the battles against the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria. Kurdish fighters backed by intense U.S.-led airstrikes pushed the Islamic State group almost entirely out of the Syrian town of Kobani on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, marking a major loss for extremists whose hopes for easy victory dissolved into a bloody, costly siege that seems close to ending in defeat. (AP Photo/Jake Simkin, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2014 photo, pictures adorn the walls of a position held by Kurdish popular protection (YPG) and women's defense (YPJ) units of fighters who have been lost in the battles against the

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2014 photo, pictures adorn the walls of a position held by Kurdish popular protection (YPG) and women's defense (YPJ) units of fighters who have been lost in the battles against the Islamic State group in Kobani, Syria. Kurdish fighters backed by intense U.S.-led airstrikes pushed the Islamic State group almost entirely out of the Syrian town of Kobani on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, marking a major loss for extremists whose hopes for easy victory dissolved into a bloody, costly siege that seems close to ending in defeat. (AP Photo/Jake Simkin, File)